(Eagle News)– The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) in its own human rights probe claimed there is no massive human rights violations in the country.
“There will be human rights violations. Is it massive or not? Indications based on the case showed that it is not massive… indicatively there is no human rights violations or it is at the barest minimum,” Assistant Secretary Epimaco Densing III said Friday (December 9).
“We should continue with the investigation specifically on the sensitive ones dahil mayroon ngang potential na human rights violations,” he added.
The agency recommended a creation of a PNP manual which should be available in every police station.
Densing said they are also recommending the use of a body camera to ensure that police operations have transparency.
“Para maipakita na talagang hindi pumapatay ang mga pulis ng alleged pushers na walang kalaban-laban,” he said.
He further said that police officers must be required to undergo a human rights seminar.
“Hindi namin ikinatutuwa na may namamatay tuwing drug operation, whether it is the life of pusher or policemen. It just so happened that the police officers are trained and these pushers are not pero may baril sila kaya lalaban sila,” he said.
